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Epic Bike Rides of the World
Epic Bike Rides of the World | Lonely Planet
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover 200 of the best places to ride a bike in this beautifully illustrated book. From family-friendly, sightseeing urban rides to epic adventures off the beaten track. Destinations range from France and Italy, for the world's great bike races, to the wilds of Mongolia and Patagonia. These journeys will inspire - whether you are an experienced cyclist or just getting started. The book is organised by continent. In the Americas we join a family bikepacking trip in Ecuador; we pedal the Natchez Trace Parkway and stop at legendary music spots; we ride the Pacific Coast Highway in Oregon and California; go mountain biking in Moab and Canada; and explore the cities of Buenos Aires and New York by bicycle. European rides include easy-going trips around Lake Constance, along the Danube and the Loire, and coast-to-coast routes; routes in Tuscany, Spain and Corsica; and professional journeys up Mt Ventoux and around the Tour of Flanders. In Asia, we venture through Vietnam's valleys; complete the Mae Hong Son circuit in northern Thailand; cross the Indian Himalayas; and pedal through Bhutan. And in Australia and New Zealand we take in Tasmania and Queensland by mountain bike; cycle into Victoria's high country and around Adelaide on road bikes; and try some of New Zealand's celebrated cycle trails. Each ride is illustrated with stunning photography and a map. A toolkit of practical details - where to start and finish, how to get there, where to stay and more - helps riders plan their own trips. There are also suggestions for three more similar rides around the world for each story. Each piece shows how cycling is a fantastic way to get to know a place, a people and their culture. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, gift and lifestyle books and stationery, as well as an award-winning website, magazines, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in. TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
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MicrobeMom
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Day 2 of Dating My Husband: 14 mile bike ride in the Delaware River Canal Path to New Hope, PA. It was so beautiful and I am lucky I get to live here. There was a visit to the bookstore but they don‘t allow pics, and did not buy any because we did not have room in the bikes. 🤷‍♀️

BarbaraBB Dating your husband? How cool! And the route looks awesome! 6y
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Redheadrambles
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Mehso-so

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I admit gravitating towards this because of the cute cover and a vague desire to be encouraged to pedal around some picturesque riverside trail, while riding a bike with a basket containing, say, cheese and chocolate. However while there are rides like that in here, most are grinds over mountaintops and along windswept coastlines. I knew this might not be pitched at my level when the first ride is 12,000 km from Egypt to South Africa.

Suet624 I have two sons who might enjoy this. 😁👍🏼 7y
Redheadrambles I would certainly recommend to the avid cycling enthusiast. Lots of rides on and off road and in many far flung locales. 7y
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Redheadrambles
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Not sure about the "Do ability" of some of these rides for the casual cyclist but I am loving the illustrations in this Lonely Planet book.